—Arshia Simkin, The Underline You may think of town meetings as rather staid, dry affairs, but the Carrboro Town Council opens every meeting with a poem, selected by the current… Read More →
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Artist Tiffney Marley Finds Inspiration Locally and Globally
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline For Tiffney Marley, a local Hillsborough mixed-media artist who works in photography, painting, and graphic design, art is all about community and connection. She fondly recalled… Read More →
Painter Maya Barton’s Artistic Renaissance
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Maya Barton is now living the artistic life she’s always dreamt of: she has been a full-time artist for the past three years, ever since she… Read More →
Writer John Claude Bemis’s Newest Passion: Bewitching Woodland Masks
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Hillsborough writer and musician John Claude Bemis is no stranger to the creative arts, although his latest artistic endeavor may be a surprising one: mask making…. Read More →
Ginny Robinson’s Award-Winning Quilt “School Supplies” Grapples with the Pervasive Threat of Gun Violence in American Schools
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Chapel Hill resident Ginny Robinson is a quiltmaker and a local middle school English teacher. In February 2024, she won QuiltCon’s most prestigious award—”Best in Show”—for… Read More →